A massacre near Khartoum and no one takes responsibility in the fierce fratricidal struggle that Sudan has suffered since April 15 and that brings it closer to total civil war. Between 22 and 31 people, according to the sources, were killed by bombs in the neighboring city of Omdurman on Saturday, in one of the worst attacks on civilians since the conflict between rival generals began. The country’s army denied being behind the bombing.
The Rapid Support Forces (FAR) paramilitary group insisted yesterday to Efe that it has no intention of withdrawing from its positions in Khartoum or any other region of Sudan amid an increase in violence in a conflict that has lasted for almost three months. .
The Minister of Health, Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim, commented a few days ago that the escalation of violence since mid-April has claimed the lives of more than 3,000 people and injured at least twice as many. The number of fatalities, however, aims to be much higher than officially declared and there is talk of more than 11,000 injuries, according to data handled by the World Health Organization. Nearly three million people (out of a country of 45 million total) have left their homes to seek refuge in safer areas of the country.
The fight between two generals has already claimed the lives of at least 3,000 people and injured at least 6,000
“The armed forces clarify that the Air Force did not deal with any hostile targets in Omdurman yesterday,” the army said in a statement a day after rival FAR militias reported the deaths of “more than 31 people.” The situation in the area makes counting difficult.
The countries bordering Sudan – Egypt, Libya, Chad, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Ethiopia and Eritrea – will hold a summit on Thursday to discuss “ways to end the conflict” and how to mitigate the “negative impacts” of the war on Sudanese soil, which has sparked a wave of refugees and intensified concerns about insecurity in the region. The meeting has been convened by the Egyptian president, Abdul Fatah al Sisi, in order to “create a common vision for neighboring countries of Sudan.”